Active GAO Reviews Related to Weapon Systems Acquisitions
B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (B-52 CERP) | Source: U.S. Air Force.
| Issue Area | Engagement Topic (contact) | Status as of September 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisition Policy and Oversight | DOD Portfolio Management of Required Weapon Systems Capabilities (Oakley) | Report by November 2026 | |
| Acquisition Policy and Oversight | Leading Practices for Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management (Oakley)* | Report by March 2027 | |
| Air | Army Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (Winograd) | Report by December 2026 | |
| Air | B-21 Long-Range Strike Family of Systems 2027 (Masters)* | Ongoing | |
| Air | Collaborative Combat Aircraft 2027 Review (Masters)* | Ongoing | |
| Air | F-35 Joint Strike Fighter 2027 (Ludwigson)* | Ongoing | |
| Air | DOD Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (Winograd) | Ongoing | |
| Air | Next Generation Air Dominance 2027 Aircraft Review (Masters)* | Ongoing | |
| Air | Strategic Aircraft Replacement (Ludwigson)* | Report by fall 2026 | |
| Budget Justification | DOD Budget Justification Review (Russell)* | Ongoing | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | Cost Accounting Standards Streamlining (Winger) | Report by December 2026 | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | Data Rights for Major Weapon Systems (Oakley)* | Ongoing | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | Defense Industrial Base Strategy (Russell) | Report by winter 2027 | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | Distributors’ Role in DOD Weapon Systems Supply Chain (Russell) | Ongoing | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | DOD AI-Enabled Procurement (Winger) | Ongoing | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | DOD Contractor Research and Development Expensing (Winograd) | Ongoing | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | DOD Efforts to Secure Critical Material Supply Chains (Russell)* | Report by December 2026 | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | DOD Joint Requirements for Weapon Systems Reforms (Oakley) | Ongoing | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | DOD Spectrum Management for Acquisitions (Winograd) | Report by April 2027 | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | DOD Technology Transition Pilot (Russell) | Ongoing | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | DOD's Use of Digital Engineering (Oakley) | Report by January 2027 | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | DOD’s Use of Other Transaction Agreements (Winger) | Ongoing | |
| Cross-Cutting Issues | Section 889 Telecommunications and Surveillance Equipment Prohibitions (Russell) | Ongoing | |
| Ground | Army Ammunition Industrial Base (Winograd) | Report by January 2027 | |
| Missile Defense and Strategic Nuclear | DOD Next-Generation Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) (Ludwigson) * | Ongoing | |
| Missile Defense and Strategic Nuclear | FY 2026 Missile Defense Programs (Ludwigson)* | Ongoing | |
| Missile Defense and Strategic Nuclear | Long-Range Standoff Cruise Missile Replacement 2027 (Masters)* | Ongoing | |
| Missile Defense and Strategic Nuclear | National Missile Defense and Golden Dome (Ludwigson)* | Ongoing | |
| Missile Defense and Strategic Nuclear | Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program FY 2027 (Ludwigson)* | Ongoing | |
| Sea | Large Surface Combatants - DDG 51 (Oakley) * | Ongoing | |
| Sea | Navy FF(X) Frigate Acquisition (Oakley) * | Ongoing | |
| Sea | Navy Long-Range Fires Capabilities (Oakley) | Report by January 2027 | |
| Sea | Navy Long-Range Missile Production (Oakley) | Ongoing | |
| Sea | Navy Shipbuilding Outcomes (Oakley) | Report by November 2026 | |
| Sea | Navy's Columbia Class Submarine (Oakley)* | Ongoing | |
| Sea | Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Acquisition (Oakley) | Report by January 2027 | |
| Sea | Shipbuilding Trades Workforce (Oakley) | Report by November 2026 | |
| Sea | Submarine Snapshot (Oakley) | Ongoing | |
| Space | 2025 DOD Precision Navigation Systems Portfolio (Ludwigson)* | Report by September 2026 | |
| Space | 2027 Position, Navigation, and Timing Governance (Winograd) | Ongoing | |
| Space | Defense Moving Target Indicator Capabilities (Ludwigson) | Ongoing | |
| Space | Defense Space Ground Systems (Ludwigson) | Ongoing | |
| Space | DOD Space Protection Programs 2026 (Ludwigson)* | Ongoing | |
| Space | Military Space Supply Chain (Ludwigson) | Report by October 2026 | |
| Space | Space Data Networks (Ludwigson) | Ongoing | |
| Weapon Systems Assessments | 2027 Annual Weapon Systems Assessment (Oakley)* | Report by March 2027 | |
| * Indicates a multi-year mandate or part of a broader request or mandate. | |||